Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Unemployment and Health Behaviors over the Business Cycle: Longitudinal Evidence"
Greg Colman, Pace University
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University (Contact Author)

"When It Rains It Pours: Under What Circumstances Does Job Loss Lead to Divorce"
Melissa Ruby Banzhaf, U.S. Census Bureau

"Multiple Job Holding, Local Labor Markets, and the Business Cycle"
Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University
Muhammad M. Husain, Georgia State University

"Wherefore Laborforce Nonparticipants: Shifts in Nonparticipant Reasons During the 2008 Recession"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Fernando Rios-Avila, Georgia State University

Discussants:

R. Kaj Gittings, Louisiana State University
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Susan Chen, University of Alabama

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Organizers:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Session Chairs:

Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University

Papers:

"Impact of Physician-Directed Pharmaceutical Promotion on Prescriptions"
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University (Contact Author)
Anusua Datta, Philadelphia University

"Is There (Now) Any Incentive for Hospitals to Invest in Quality? Implications of Reimbursement-Denial Policies for Adverse Events"
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg (Contact Author)
Lynda Dynan, Northern Kentucky University

"Religiosity and State Welfare"
Angela K. Dills, Providence College
Rey Hernandez, Metropolitan State University of Denver (Contact Author)

"The Price of Control: Decision Rights and the Choice of Health Insurance"
Jennifer Kohn, Drew University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Yang Wang, Lafayette College
Hope Corman, Rider University
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University

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Organizers:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Reducing Underage Alcohol and Tobacco Use: Evidence from the Introduction of Vertical Identification Cards"
Rachana Bhatt, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Drunk Driving in the U.S.: The Role of Social Forces and the Role of Law"
Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)

"Labor-Market Returns to the GED Using Regression Discontinuity Analysis"
Christopher Jepsen, University of Kentucky
Peter R. Mueser, University of Missouri
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Evaluating Workplace Mandates with Flows Versus Stocks: An Application to California Paid Family Leave"
Mark Curtis, Georgia State University
Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Mary Schroeder, University of Iowa

Discussants:

D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Chad Cotti, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

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Organizers:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Session Chairs:

Yang Wang, Lafayette College

Papers:

"Women and Crime: The Role of Welfare Reform"
Hope Corman, Rider University (Contact Author)
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University
Nancy E. Reichman, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

"The Effect of Teen Parenthood on Labor Market Outcomes"
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University (Contact Author)
H. Elizabeth Peters, Cornell University
Reginald Covington, Cornell University

"The Social Safety Net and Child Health"
Lucie Schmidt, Williams College (Contact Author)
Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College
Tara Watson, Williams College

"Childhood Parental Inputs and the Labor Market Success of Children"
Ari Kang, University of Texas at Austin (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver
Angela K. Dills, Providence College
Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut
Joshua Price, Litigation Analytics Inc.

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Organizers:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Session Chairs:

Cynthia A. Bansak, St. Lawrence University

Papers:

"The Impact of State Level Anti-Immigrant Legislation on Pregnancy Rates Among Hispanic Women"
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College (Contact Author)
Cynthia A. Bansak, St. Lawrence University
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University

"Teen Parenthood and Adult Civic Engagement: New Evidence from the NLSY97"
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University (Contact Author)
Reginald Covington, Cornell University
H. Elizabeth Peters, Cornell University

"Air Quality and Infant Death: Evidence from Natural Gas Expansion in Turkey"
Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)

"The Effect of an Increase in Autism Prevalence on the Demand for Auxiliary Healthcare Workers: Evidence from California"
Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville (Contact Author)
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University

Discussants:

Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver
Sabrina Terrizzi, Moravian College
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University

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